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Next week St Augustine Art Association has another show, "FABULOUS FLORIDA". This time we are allowed two entries. The first is one I recently finished. It is a beach scene with sand and sea oats, mostly impressionistic. It is a very large gallery wrap canvas.

The second one is different. It is more a fine art painting of the Scarlet Ibis birds found here in Florida. They are very rare, actually on the endangered list. They are also gorgeous bright red birds! Native to the northern tip of South America, they migrated here to Florida and can now be found all along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic in Florida. Some say there are a few in South Carolina and south, not sure about that, but I also decided to add a Roseate Spoonbill. The paintings are below. Enjoy!

The Fall MEMBERS Show is almost over. We were only allowed one entry for that, as it is very popular. They also h…

You have snapped a photo of a scene and now want to turn it into a beautiful painting. How do you go about it? As artist's we have a big advantage over photographers in that we can literally move objects and landmarks around or even add or remove them to create a scene, changing it to fit what we "see" in our mind's eye.

This week in my Acrylics class, I gave everyone just such a photo. It is of a beautiful "Royal Poinciana" tree in full bloom. I shot the photo when we were in Argentina last December. As a photo, it's just ok, but as a painting, it has great potential. The tree is full of luscious orange blooms and there is a drive curving right under it. However, there are trees all around it that create a very busy scene. So I will show the students how to pare down to the essentials to create the painting they can envision when looking at the photo. I have a …

I realized with this new class that my students are different from the last group. Not only because I have more than before, but they are more intermediate level in their skill. So I am challenged to keep them moving forward and upward.

I thought about this for awhile and decided that each week we would do a fairly simple painting, each of which teaches a new skill/technique and the last 30 minutes will be spent on a more complicated painting that will be finished during the final class. That way, they learn more skills in a shorter period of time and will advance faster.

Although we didn't have time to actually start on the harder painting this week, I asked everyone to undercoat two canvases so they will be ready to start right in as soon as we get there next week.

Below I have a photo of the painting we did in class on Tuesday. Of course, this one is not done. It is 24 x 30 so everyo…

On September 26th we started another session of Community Education. My BEGINNING-INTERMEDIATE ACRYLICS class has one student from the previous class and many new ones too! I have a new batch of paintings for them to do and more lessons to learn. I had the students fill out a review sheet last class and asked if there was any particular point they wanted to learn. I will incorporate those requests into this class.

One asked for work on color and contrast. That is something I will definitely increase in the curriculum. As I posted recently on color theory, it is important. I taught it in the last class, perhaps she wasn't there or wants more details. Either way, I'll focus more on it.

The last class had four children aging from 9-14 and four adults. This time I have eleven adults and one teenager. The interesting thing is that the most advanced student in this class is the teenager.…

About Me

I am an award winning artist painting representative landscapes, flora and fauna of Florida, especially St. Augustine. I am a member of both The St. Augustine Art Association and The Art Studio at St. Augustine Beach. I paint in the style of The Hudson River School with a Caribbean twist. Whether it is through the beauty of seascapes or the Caribbean lifestyle, my passion is to create paintings that put the viewer into a "place of tranquility and peace"! From the turquoise water, the swaying palms, seagrass and birds to gorgeous flowers among colorful homes, It is a scene where we can relax, breathe and perhaps even laugh a little!
I knew I wanted to be an artist at the age of 5. In the 10th grade I won my first art award at an Art Show in KY.
After 6 years of formal art training, I continue to study under two well-known artists and I hope to paint for an eternity!
My husband and I reside in St. Augustine, FL. My art can be seen in offices, schools and homes in FL, KY, TX, and NYC. I am represented by OCEAN ART GALLERY in Flagler Beach, FL www.flagleroceanartgallery.com